Election Proclamation for Webb County Primary 1920
Monday's Daily reports a General Democratic Primary Election called for Webb County Texas on the fourth Saturday in July 1920. Polling places and designated managers are listed for Precincts 1 through 12, with precinct hours from 8 am to 7 pm and the election to be conducted under Terrell Election Law. Justo B Penn, Chairman, Webb County Democratic Executive Committee, dated 10-12-1920.
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Webb
Texas
Iturbide Street
Francisco Garza Sanchez
Manuel Barrera
S. Westbrook
J. L. Dannelley
Matamoros Street
Dario Sanchez
A. H. Dodier
Emeterio Mendoza
L. H. Bruni
A. R. Garcia
Lincoln Street
R. L. Muller
Chas. Frees
D. M. Valdez
House of Chas
Steve Simon
Ambrose Johnson
Dolores
John D. Davis
Claude F. Claflin
Palafox
J. B. Johnson
E. M. Robins
Agustin Vidales’ Ranch
Val Linke
Julius Kruger
Precinct Primary Conventions Called for Webb County
Webb County Democrats are notified that precinct primary conventions will meet at each voting place after polls close on July 24, 1920. Delegates to the County Convention will be elected plus one member of the Democratic Executive Committee for two years. Presiding judges act as temporary chairmen. JUSTOS PENN County Texas.
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Webb County
Democratic Executive Committee
Clara Kimball Young in Eyes of Youth at the Royal
Norman Selby known as Kid McCoy returns to the Garson banner after Broken Blossoms. He is slated to play the detective in Eyes of Youth, featuring Clara Kimball Young. The film opens at the Royal Theatre tomorrow and Wednesday for the first local showings.
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Clara Kimball Young
Royal
Norman Selby
Kid McCoy
Harry Garson
D. W. Griffith
Miss Young
Royal Theatre
Weather forecast from New Orleans bureau
The Times carries today’s forecast from the U S Weather Bureau in New Orleans. Tonight and Tuesday are expected to be partly cloudy to cloudy.
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United States Weather Bureau
New Orleans
the Telephone Co
Fort McIntosh Weather Observations Summary
Fort McIntosh reports 24 hour period ending 7 am with a maximum temperature of 98 degrees and a minimum of 76. Wind direction is southeast. Sky conditions are clear.
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Fort McIntosh
Laredo Society Notes Highlight Week of Entertainments
Mrs. Violet S Oberfeldt notes a string of society gatherings in Laredo including a Missionary Society meeting at the Methodist Church and a swimming party at the Chacon for Evelyn Ostrom of Eagle Pass. Announcements praise Miss DeRossette Thomas of Tucson and Miss Thomas’s connection to Laredo, with multiple visits, bridge events, and family travels shaping the social week.
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Woman's Missionary Society
Methodist Church
A. D. Katz
Chacon
Miss Evelyn Ostrom
Eagle Pass
Mesdames
M. J. Diaz
S. J. Withoff
C. Withoff
Victoria Street
DeRosette Thomas
Tucson
Arizona
DeRoussette Thomas
R. K. Mims
Laredo
Miss Thomas
University of Arizona
Brief national events and notable deaths across years
Timeline of diverse happenings from 1812 to 1918 including Gen Hull’s Detroit River crossing, deaths of Dolly Madison and Cyrus W Field, Victoria’s first cruiser, Leopold’s Spain candidacy denial, Bisbee miners I W W clash, and New York Republican delegates election. Each entry notes person or entity, place, and year.
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Hull
Detroit River
Canada
John Pope
U. S
Kentucky
Arkansas Territory
Springfield
Prince William County
Dolly” Madison
White House
Washington, D. C
North Carolina
Queen Victoria
Prince Leopold of
Bavaria
France
Cyrus W. Field
Ocean Telegraph
Ardsley
N. Y
Stockbridge
Mass
Bisbee
Ariz
New York City
Citation by Publication in Webb County Texas 1920
The State of Texas issues a citation by publication to the Sheriff or Constable of Webb County ordering P. A. Ord and his unknown heirs to appear at the Webb County District Court in Laredo on October 11, 1920. The action, No. 6264, brought by Eduardo Vasquez, claims ownership by adverse possession of Block 236 in the Eastern Division and dispossession on May 1, 1920. Publication required weekly for four weeks.
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State OF Texas
Webb County
P. A. Ord
P. A Ord
District Court
Laredo
A. D
Eduardo Vasquez
City of
Texas
C. M. de la Garza
Loss of Appetite and Digestive Rest
Loss of appetite is usually not serious and can be managed by skipping a meal or limiting to two meals for a few days to restore relish. Allow at least five hours between meals for digestion and rest, plus reasonable outdoor exercise. If constipation causes the loss of appetite, Chamberlain's Tablets can correct it.
Local Physicians and Professionals Directory Note
A compact listing details offices and hours for OR H M Austin physician surgeon Lowry Crawford doctors E A Atlee attorney J K Thompson dentist W I Wilson and A G Thompson G C Hiatt with contact numbers, plus a brief remark praising a remedy as trusted by users.
Foolhardy Briton Goes to His Death at Niagara Falls
Charles G. Stephens of Bristol England died yesterday attempting to go over Niagara Falls in a barrel. The barrel burst and was recovered on shore. Bobby Leach, who survived such a stunt, warned Stephens that a wooden cask would not withstand the strain.
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Associated Press
Niagara Falls
Niagara Gorge
Falls
Charles G. Stephens
Bristol
England
Bobby Leach
Stephen
Germany seeks reparations in 30 year annuities plan
Germany says future reparation payments must be fixed as annuities for 30 years and tied to its financial capacity. It urges allies to help Germany improve its financial and economic conditions while premiers pause work over coal priorities.
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Associated Press
Spa
Germany
Berlin
Vermont Governor Declines Special Session Call on Suffrage Amendment
Associated Press report from Rutland Vermont July 12 notes the governor issued a proclamation refusing to summon the Vermont legislature for a special session to consider the suffrage amendment.
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Associated Press
Rutland
Vermont
Today’s public events mark fairs and reunions across cities
Today celebrates Orangemen’s Day and the Boyne anniversary while Fargo’s North Dakota State Fair opens for a week. Veterans of Rainbow Division meet in Birmingham for their first national convention and reunion as politicking centers on Chicago conventions of the Single Taxers National Labor party and the Committee of Forty-eight seeking a third party.
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the Boyne
Thomas B. Trager
North Dakota
Brewery Outpaces Oil Talk in Sudden Production Stop
In a sharp pivot from oil industry chatter, a brewery halted output unexpectedly while a company once producing a thousand barrels daily faced an abrupt cease. The exchange highlights a humorous misattribution of a brewing facility to an oil well, reflecting wartime era whimsy in American Legion Weekly.
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American Legion Weekly
Bound Over to Grand Jury in Theft Case
Justo Perez appeared for an examining hearing before Justice of the Peace Atlee on a theft over 350 charge. He was bound over to the grand jury in 300 and remanded to the county jail after failing to post bond. Amado Leal's liquor law violation case was dismissed by Justice Atlee this morning.
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Justo Perez
Justice of the Peace Atlee
Amado Leal
Justice Atlee
Labor Forty-Eight unity urged in new political movement
Chicago July 12. Recommendations call for Amalgamation of the Labor party of the United States and the Committee of Forty-eight into a single party with one platform and one presidential ticket. La Follette remains the leading candidate. leaders expect both conventions to preserve their identity while reporting identical measures.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Labor Party of the
United States
Committee of Forty-eight
Forty-eight
la Follette
Wisconsin
Luburites
Brave Man Killed In Sewage Tank Rescue In Texas
McAllen Texas July 12 Romeldo Garcia died by suffocation while rescuing Domingo Sanchez who had entered a sewage disposal tank to repair it. Garcia followed after workers were forced out, and both men perished in the attempt.
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Associated Press
McAllen
Texas
Romeldo Garcia
Domingo Sanchez
Garcia
Sanchez
No One Responsible After Cleburne Crash
In Cleburne Texas on July 11 two drivers charged with reckless driving collided head on. Both were released after explaining they forgot to watch their steering wheels as a shapely woman in trousers appeared between them. The mayor declared that nobody not even the woman with trousers on was responsible for the accident.
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Associated Press
Cleburne
Texas
Menace Reprisals on Nations Over 48-Hour Week
Genoa July 12 Delegates at the international seamen congress threaten reprisals against countries that defeated the 48 hour week. They plan a global campaign at Amsterdam August 6 to pressure British ship owners. A merchant marine strike may corral all nonadherents while adherent nations boycott opponents.
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Associated Press
Genoa
Italy
International Seamen’s Congress
Amsterdam
New Pitcher Ellison Joined Cleveland Club
Right handed pitcher Russell Ellison from the University of California has been signed by the Cleveland American League club. Ellison is 22, stands 6 feet 3 inches, and weighs 186 pounds.
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Associated Pregs
Cleveland, O
Russel Ellison
University of California
Cleveland
Ellison
All Ballled Up in a Political Quip About Japan
Senator Phelan quips on Japan and America by recalling a joke about a man who buys a jar with no mouth and discovers the bottom is missing when he turns it over. The remark likens political behavior to an absurd image, reflecting a dismissive critique of foreign policy.
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Japan
America
Senator Phelan
Pees Germany Notified of Blockade Increase
The note states Germany was officially informed of an intensified blockade as President Wilson vetoed the daylight saving repeal. The items reflect wartime policy actions and executive veto, detailing a shift in blockade enforcement and legislative action.
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Germany
War on Jack Rabbit in Runnels County
Runnels county farmers suspended work to join a wholesale war on jack rabbits. Drives against the pest are organized countywide as rabbit damage to cotton runs $6,000 to $10,000 daily. Merchants provide ammunition at cost and townspeople join the effort.
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Associated Press
Ballinger
Texas
Millionaire Communist Trial Statement Adds Pressure
Chicago July 12 Lloyd D. Heth in the trial of William Bross Lloyd, a millionaire member of the Communist Labor Party, vows to prove that Lloyd and his associates advocated overthrow of the government by force and the blowing open banks and armories to fund revolution.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Lloyd D. Heth
William Bross Lloyd
Communist Labor Party
Lloyd
Notable Ambitions and Achievements Across History
The text profiles varied figures from Arthur Pinaro and Booth Tarkington to F J Gluckmayer and Henry Royce. It notes Pinaro’s youthful wish to be an omnibus conductor, Tarkington’s substantial earnings from writing, Gluckmayer’s long service as sergeant-at-arms, and Royce’s rise from mill boy to renowned engineer. It also includes a historical claim about King George V’s global influence among Muslims Jews and Africans.
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Arthur W. Pinaro
Booth Tarkington
Indiana
F. J. Gluckmayer
Ontario
George V
Turkey
Palestine
F. Henry Royce
Atlantic
Great Britain
Australia
Passenger on ship asks for dinner on approval
A steward asks if the passenger wants dinner. The passenger replies with a wry line about bringing it on approval, noting he may not want to keep it as he looks over the bounding deep.
Tearful parishioner bids farewell to departing minister
Tearful parishioner says, I don't know what we will do when you are gone, Mr Blank. Minister replies, the church will soon get a better man than I am. Parishioner retorts, that's what they all say, but they keep getting worse. Life.
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Mr. Blank
Summer Complaint Relief Promoted By Local Resident
Mia Henry Jowett of Clark Mills New York cites rapid relief from a severe summer complaint after using Chamberlains Colic and Diarrhoea Remedy. She urges families to keep the remedy on hand for such attacks.
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Chamberlain
Mia
Henry Jowett
Clark Mills
N.Y
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